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The Carbiner
“For sport and for good fellowship”
THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE CARBINE CLUB
EDITION 17of 2020- 21 November
The Carbiner is also available on the Club website at www.thecarbineclub.org
(All contributions to the newsletter are welcomed- please send to:
The Editor, Merv Hill - carbiner@netspace.net.au)
In this edition:
Vanuatu “Boys Night Out” - NZ News – Swettenham Success - Coming Events
Carbine Club of Vanuatu – “Boys Night Out”
(From CCVanu Secty Mark Hurley with pics by Events Secty Maurice Masuino)
Challenging times call for flexible responses. With Vanuatu’s borders shut since March preventing
overseas based sports persons and celebrities travelling, the Club decided to hold an event with locally
based talent.
During Melbourne Cup week when a charity function drew 290 ladies on Cup Day, the Club held a “Boys
Night Out” on 6 Nov for around 80 men at L’Houstalet French Restaurant, a Port Vila institution for over
40 years.
Two former professional sportsmen resident in Port Vila
were our guest speakers. Firstly, Shane Deitz, ex-South
Australian left hand wicket keeper/batsman, 1999-2008.
Originally a Bankstown boy who won a rugby league
scholarship to Patrician Brothers Fairfield, Shane’s sporting
endeavours found a home with cricket. Given that there
were established keepers in front of him in his home state
he made a successful move to South Australia but not
before playing in his late teens for Bankstown’s star-
studded team, including the Waugh brothers.
Even in those days Shane said that Mark Waugh’s legendary punting
interests inspired his team mates with quick run chases so that Mark could
make an early departure to the races! Shane shared a number of colourful
yarns (although many are destined to stay on tour). One of his claims to
fame is the slowest ever first class century on the MCG in a Pura Cup
match for S.A. versus Victoria in 2000: 114 runs from 360 balls. He made
his belated international debut for Vanuatu at the age of 42 years after a
remarkable recovery from hip surgery in the 2018 ICC World Cup League
Division 4 tournament in Malaysia, where he was the leading run scorer for
Vanuatu with 164 runs in 5 matches.
(Pics – above – President Lindsay Barrett; Right- Troy Neel with a wheelbarrow
full of raffle prizes)
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(Vanuatu cont.)
Our other guest speaker was Troy Neel, Texan born former professional baseball player. A prodigious
hitter in his youth, Troy played for Oakland Athletics in the major leagues. His transfer price paid to that
club when he moved to the professional league in Japan fuelled Billy Beane’s success at Oakland Athletics,
depicted in the 2011 Brad Pitt movie, Moneyball. Troy won most valuable player in 1996 in the Japan
series. Amongst many memorable playing moments he hit the first home run by a U.S. baseballer in Russia
which was a door opener in many ways, well before the iron curtain came down.
Additional entertainment was provided by comedy clown “Fat Matt” (aka Matt Yates). Away from the
professional circus ring circuit, Matt and his partner run the beautiful Turtle Bay Lodge in Santo. His
incredible acrobatics display included jugging pins whilst riding a high seated unicycle, standing on his
head and pulling off a number of spectacular balancing acts with one arm.
Given the successful outcome of this function the Club is considering a mixed function in the New Year
again drawing on other locally based speakers/entertainment.
(Below: “Fat Matt” struts his stuff!)
Carbine Club of NSW
We haven’t heard from Club president Bernie Campbell in NSW for awhile, it took a major pandemic
to keep him quiet, but thankfully he has re-emerged and tells us that now Covid is under control in
NSW the committee has locked onto 11 Dec for the end of year member plus one lunch at the SCG,
always a highlight on the Club calendar and the only Carbine Club NSW hit out for the year!
There is an Australia v India tour match on at the SCG that
day so members are free to arrive early and watch some
cricket before lunch and to witness the annual
presentation of the Davo award.
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Carbine Club of New Zealand
(update from Vicky Latta, CCNZ Secretary)
BeSPORTIVE LUNCHEON - Friday 13th November 2020
The Club was finally able to hold its first luncheon since lockdown last Friday. It was a good event
with the BeSportive campaign presented by John Foley followed by a panel discussion with Maya
Jackman, Jesse Reynolds and Ben Skeen. It is a very powerful message and one that needs to be
promoted to try to change the very high dropout rate of children from sport or the number of
athletes rising to the upper echelons of sport in this country will be seriously diminished. It
certainly provided food for thought.
CARBINE CLUB TROPHY RACE – Tuesday
3rd November 2020
The Carbine Club Trophy race held at the
Auckland Racing Club’s Melbourne Cup
meeting resulted in a decisive win for Rex
Jensen’s Dawn Patrol, ridden by Jonathan
Riddell and trained by Frank Ritchie under
the top weight of 62kg. It was a great
effort and a worthy winner of the trophy.
28th CHARITY GOLF CLASSIC - Monday, 22nd
February 2021
The Carbine Club’s Charity Golf Classic will be
held again at the Pakuranga Golf course on
Monday 22nd February 2021. An entry form is
also attached for those golfers amongst the
membership. As it is a popular and fun day,
send your entries in early to ensure you don’t
miss out.
….. and the CCNZ Christmas barbeque will be held
at Brothers Brewery at 5 Akiraho Street, Mount
Eden on Sunday 13th December from 3pm. A
great venue for this event and an opportunity for
members to get together for a final time prior to
Christmas.
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Carbine Club
Committeeman
Adam Sangster
Has been hitting the
news lately with the
outstanding success of
Toronado…
This from the ANZ
Thoroughbred News
of 13 Nov.. a daily
service that is a must
for those interested in
thoroughbred racing
and breeding.
Congratulations to
Adam.
Coming up……
QLD - Christmas Lunch, Tuesday 8 Dec at the Pineapple Hotel, Kangaroo Point
Magic Millions Lunch – Monday, 11th Jan 2021
NZ –Christmas Barbecue – Sunday 13th Dec, Brothers Brewery, Mt Eden
Golf Day – 22 Feb, 2021
Singapore – 11 Dec – details to be confirmed
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